Gremio reaches Copa do Brasil final

Rio De Janeiro, Nov 8 (UNI) Gremio advanced to the Copa do Brasil final with a 1-1 draw at Atletico Mineiro, securing a 3-1 aggregate victory despite an early scare. Holding a 2-0 cushion from the first leg in Porto Alegre, Gremio started tentatively at the Arena MRV in Belo Horizonte. Former Atletico Madrid left-back Renan Lodi unlocked the visitors' five-man defense to put the hosts ahead with a 26th-minute strike on Saturday. The goal sprung the visitors into action and Carlos Vinicius equalized by latching onto Erick Noriega's delivery from a set piece with a 38th-minute header, according to…